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Deadly US Twister Hits Tornado Alley

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:08 -0400

Monday's deadly tornado in the central U.S. state of Oklahoma struck in an area commonly known as "Tornado Alley" - home to most of the nation's tornadoes. Tornado Alley is generally seen to span north to south from South Dakota to Texas between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains, but there is no official consensus on the boundaries. Comparison of Tornado paths in ...

Premont ISD gets new life with AM-Kingsville partnership

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:16:59 -0400

TODD YATES/CALLER-TIMES Michelle McClery, Premont school board members, wipes tears from her eyes after the announcement that Michael Williams, Commissioner of Education, had approved a proposal to the Texas Education Agency in a memorandum of understanding that establishes an academic partnership between Premont-ISD and Texas A&M University-Kingsville Tuesday during a press conference at ...

San Antonio Spurs take 2-0 lead over Memphis Grizzlies in Western Conference finals

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:28:26 -0400

United States San Antonio squandered a big lead in the fourth quarter and had Tim Duncan to thank for settling its nerves in overtime, as the Spurs ground out a 93-89 win over the Memphis Grizzlies and took a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.Up by 14 points in the final quarter, the Spurs failed to score in the last four minutes of regulation and were pushed to overtime by the rallying ...

NBA Tim Duncan lauds resilience of San Antonio Spurs

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:29:45 -0400

NBA Western Conference finals to 2-0. Tim Duncan's 17 points included six of the Spurs' eight points in overtime, when he also delivered a key block to help San Antonio hang on after they let a 13-point fourth-quarter lead evaporate. "I hate that we gave up that big of a lead in that situation," Duncan said. "But we were resilient enough to go to overtime and not let it ...

Feds vs. feds over Texas blast

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:26:16 -0400

Federal agents and the state fire marshal have effectively barred a federal safety panel from the site of a Texas fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 people and injured about 200 others, hampering its investigation, the panel’s chairman said.In a May 17 letter to Sen. Barbara Boxer, U.S. Chemical Safety Board Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso asked the California Democrat to help the board ...

Wolf set for first big league start vs. Parker As

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:06:47 -0400

Ross Wolf will not have an easy task in his first Major League start. The 30-year-old, who has 25 big league appearances but none in a starting role, will face the Athletics, who have won five straight games and are going for a series sweep of the Rangers on Wednesday afternoon. Wolf will be starting in place of Nick Tepesch, who was scratched from the start with a blister on his right middle ...

Lyles starts in rubber match against Shields Royals

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:06:43 -0400

The names and places change every five days, but the story for James Shields has been mostly the same lately. He pitches deep into the game, shutting down the opposing lineup for seven or eight innings, and he doesn't get much to show for it. The Royals will have a chance to flip the script and reward Shields with a win Wednesday night against the Astros at Minute Maid Park. Shields has ...

Welfare drug testing fails after stall

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:55:41 -0400

AUSTIN (AP) - More than an hour of delaying tactics from House Democrats has blocked a vote on a hotly debated bill that would have mandated drug testing for some welfare applicants. Lawmakers earlier Tuesday night approved a measure requiring some people seeking unemployment insurance to undergo drug screening. But a proposal requiring such testing for people enrolled in Temporary Assistance for ...

Arlington High grad gets full-ride scholarship from Bill Gates’ foundation

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:19:06 -0400

ARLINGTON — Derek Rodriguez broke into a happy dance last month in a corridor at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport as he and other members of the Arlington High School Band waited to board a flight to New ...

Fort Worth considering new pay arrangement for injured cop

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:19:06 -0400

FORT WORTH — The city is considering withdrawing “extended leave” pay for a police officer who remains paralyzed after being shot on the job more than 10 years ago, a move that would effectively force her into medical retirement and pare what she makes today, the officer and the president of the Fort Worth Police Officers Association said ...

Water plan complicates passage of budget deal in Texas House

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:19:05 -0400

AUSTIN — Legislative leaders confronted more delays Tuesday in trying to finalize a state budget agreement as House members deferred action on one key component a far-reaching water plan to sidestep a fatal ...

Norris effort Paredes first homer cant lift Astros

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:57:58 -0400

KC@HOU: Paredes launches a three-run homer to right HOUSTON -- Astros starter Bud Norris was forced to leave Tuesday night's game after six scoreless innings with tightness in his lower back. That discomfort couldn't have caused Norris nearly as much pain as what he watched unfold after he was gone. The Royals took advantage of Norris' absence and pounced on the bullpen, ...

Chemical Safety Board says ATF Texas fire marshal blocking its probe of fatal plant blast

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:49:50 -0400

WACO, Texas - Federal agents and the state fire marshal have effectively barred a federal safety panel from the site of a Texas fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 people and injured about 200 others, hampering its investigation, the panel's chairman said. In a May 17 letter to Sen. Barbara Boxer, U.S. Chemical Safety Board Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso asked the California Democrat to help ...

MLB Oakland 1 Texas 0

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:41:27 -0400

Rookie Daniel Straily and two Oakland relievers teamed up for a three-hit shutout Tuesday and the Athletics edged Texas 1-0. Straily (2-2) allowed only two hits and didn't issue a walk over seven scoreless frames, striking out five. The right-hander broke a personal four-start winless streak with the decision. Sean Doolittle blanked Texas in the eighth ...

Minister now in Virginia accused of child sexual assault in the 1990s in Fort Worth

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:10:13 -0400

FORT WORTH — The pastor of a Richmond, Va., church was arrested Tuesday on warrants issued in Fort Worth accusing him of sexually assaulting two girls in the ...

Suspect in double homicide in Grand Prairie arrested in New Mexico

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:10:13 -0400

GRAND PRAIRIE — The live-in boyfriend of a woman found dead along with her 14-year-old daughter on Sunday was arrested Monday in New Mexico, police ...

Strip Scribbles Coco Austin shoots film watches ‘Peepshow’ proposal

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:05:36 -0400

Cheaza, Nicole ';Coco'; Austin and Josh Strickland appear onstage after Austin’s official opening-night performance of ';Peepshow'; at Planet Hollywood on Monday, Dec. 17, ...

Erwin Center and area hospitals prepared for severe weather

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:02:32 -0400

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Concert venues and hospitals spent part of Tuesday preparing for the possibility of severe weather in Central Texas. At the Frank Erwin Center, thousands gathered for Taylor Swift concert. While the arena has a evacuation plan in place, it likely wouldn't be put into effect during severe weather. In fact, the Erwin Center itself can act as shelter in place. "We watch the ...

Teenager stabbed at baseball game

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:26 -0400

AUSTIN (KXAN) - A fight at a baseball field just north of the Highland Mall area sent a teenager to the hospital with a stab wound. Police said the fight started just before 9:30 p.m. in the 400 block of East St. Johns Avenue near Northcrest Boulevard. During the fight, a 16-year-old girl was stabbed and two other people were injured. The stabbing victim was taken to the hospital, and is expected ...

Rangers unable to back Darvish blanked by As

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:49:12 -0400

OAK@TEX: Andrus dives and tosses Young out at first ARLINGTON -- Yu Darvish didn't get his usual run support in a pitching duel against Dan Straily, and the Rangers lost to the Athletics, 1-0, on an unusually cool Tuesday night at the Ballpark in Arlington. Darvish allowed just a third-inning home run to Yoenis Cespedes, but ended up with his second loss of the season. The Rangers have ...

Norris exits game with back injury

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:49:07 -0400

Email HOUSTON -- Astros ace Bud Norris left Tuesday's game against the Kansas City Royals due to tightness in his back. Norris blanked the Royals through six innings, allowing five hits, no runs and striking out two. He initially came back out to pitch the seventh inning, but manager Bo Porter and head athletic trainer Nate Lucero visited the mound after his warmup pitches and Norris was ...

House sidesteps deadline delays major budget vote

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:48:18 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Friction over a Texas budget deal revealed signs of distrust and frustration Tuesday night when the House blew off a midnight deadline and again postponed a major vote on a new state water plan that is crucial to a spending ...

LIVE STREAMING VIDEO Weather Service say Oklahoma tornado was EF-5

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:29:41 -0400

A tornado moves past homes in Moore, Okla. on Monday, May 20, 2013. A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/Alonzo ...

Time-lapse footage of yesterdays Oklahoma tornado

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:29:39 -0400

The tornado destroyed an elementary school and flattened neighborhoods with winds up to 200 miles an hour. The National Weather Service made a preliminary ranking of the twister as an EF4, the second-most-powerful ...

Dallas Stars to unveil new uniform logo in rebranding effort

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:15:22 -0400

The Dallas Stars plan to unveil a new uniform, as well as a new logo, next month. The Dallas Stars plan to update the team's look with a new uniform design, as well as a new logo in a rebranding effort aimed at bringing renewed attention to the National Hockey League club. Ever since Stars Owner Tom Gaglardi purchased the team a year-and-a-half ago, the club has been working on a rebranding ...

Local storm chaser hits the road

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:11:03 -0400

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin firefighter Randy Denzer has a serious hobby on the side. "I fell in love with it,"Denzer said. "After the first season,I was hooked." Every spring, Denzer chases severe weather thousands of miles in a Subaru he has outfitted with the latest weather technology. In this laptop I have probably 10 or 11 different specialized programs, everything from street ...

North Texas spared major damage Tuesday as storms roll through

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:40 -0400

A day earlier, a deadly EF5 tornado devastated the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore. And closer to home last week, smaller tornadoes inflicted heavy damage on Granbury and ...

Cruz Ocampo to represent Astros at MLB Draft

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:38:56 -0400

Email HOUSTON -- A decorated member of the Astros' past and one of the men tasked with scouting the franchise's future will help usher in the next crop of Houston Astros. Jose Cruz, a two-time All-Star for Houston during the 1980s, and Astros director of international Oz Ocampo were announced Tuesday as the team's representatives at next month's Major League Baseball ...

Tornado very close to Astros Triple-A affiliate

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:38:56 -0400

HOUSTON -- The devastation from Monday's tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., hit close to home for the Astros' Triple-A affiliate from Oklahoma City. The RedHawks are playing a series in Fresno, Calif., but they have been trying to keep up with what was happening back home. As the storm was approaching, members of the Oklahoma City staff and the wives and family members of the ...

Technicality topples key financial reporting bill

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:38:14 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A much-watched bill designed to give the public more information on schools, taxes, government spending and debt held by state entities has gone down on a House ...

Stan Van Gundy doesnt plan to coach in 2013 MAY 21

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:18:18 -0400

Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy has pulled himself out of consideration. Van Gundy, in an interview with 1080 The Team in Orlando, plainly stated that he would not be an NBA coach in 2013-2014. This announcement came on the heels of a report by Yahoo!'s Adrian Wojanarowski that placed Van Gundy as "unlikely" to coach next season, but on the heels of interviews with ...

Tepesch to miss Wednesday start with blister

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:29:28 -0400

Email ARLINGTON -- The Rangers have scratched pitcher Nick Tepesch from Wednesday's start with a blister on his right middle finger. The club is planning to recall right-hander Ross Wolf from Triple-A Round Rock to start against the Athletics. Wolf is 1-1 with a 1.85 ERA in six starts for Round Rock while holding opponents to a .223 batting average. In 34 innings, he has allowed 27 hits, ...

Rangers call up veteran reliever Cotts

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:29:27 -0400

ARLINGTON -- The Rangers called up left-hander Neal Cotts on Tuesday from Triple-A Round Rock, almost four years to the day when he last pitched in the Major Leagues. Cotts was 3-1 with a 0.78 ERA in 15 games for Round Rock, holding opponents to a .171 batting average. He had not allowed a hit to a left-handed hitter in 23 innings. "I'm really excited, definitely a lot of ups and ...

Sundberg Pudge to represent Rangers at Draft

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:29:27 -0400

ARLINGTON -- Former catchers Jim Sundberg and Ivan Rodriguez, who won 19 Gold Gloves between them in their careers, will represent the Rangers at the 2013 First-Year Player Draft. They will be in attendance on June 6 at MLB Network's Studio 42 in Secaucus, N.J. Sundberg has been in the Rangers' front office since 2004 and is currently senior executive vice president. Rodriguez, after ...

Drug testing for unemployment passes Texas House

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:28:34 -0400

The law would require state officials to screen applicants to see whether they might abuse drugs. Only if there is reasonable suspicion could the Texas Workforce Commission order a drug ...

Error kills new district for struggling schools

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:28:34 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A technicality on the House floor has killed a bill that would have created special districts operated by turnaround experts to improve struggling ...

National Briefing | Southwest Texas House Votes to Ban Medicaid Expansion

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:26:15 -0400

Rick Perry notified the Obama administration last summer that his state would not expand Medicaid. The House measure, which is an amendment to a Medicaid-related bill, says state officials "may not provide medical assistance to any person who would not have been eligible for that assistance" under the criteria already in effect. A version without the amendment has passed the Senate, and ...

Lesbian Couple Can’t Cohabitate Rules Texas Judge

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:23:31 -0400

According to the AP report, Compton and Price have argued that the divorce clause is unconstitutional, on the basis that it limits their ';thought, belief, and experssion.';. The couple have stated that they will comply with the judge’s order, though they believe is could be ';harmful to the children'; and disruptive to their ...

Congress grills IRS officials over targeting of conservative groups

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:22:01 -0400

The IRS official overseeing the division that was inappropriately targeting conservative groups said she will refuse to answer lawmakers' questions during an appearance before a House committee Wednesday, a day after another top official at the agency acknowledged that he knew the targeting was happening but chose to keep quiet about ...

Fort Worth agrees to settle United Riverside housing dispute

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:41:14 -0400

FORT WORTH — The city and an affordable housing nonprofit, run as recently as last year by City Council woman Kelly Allen Gray, have agreed to settle a 4-year-old, $220,000 dispute, with the organization surrendering its remaining real estate, mineral rights and ...

Student veteran battles shame of serving

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:38:18 -0400

The Student Veterans Association of the University of North Texas hosted the first annual Veterans Ball on May 18 at the Holiday Inn in Denton. About 40 students, veterans, friends and family members gathered to honor the members of the Army, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard and ...

Texas protects Official Bison Herd

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:36:04 -0400

A calf born to a cow in the official Texas State Bison Herd represents the future as scientists race to save the last remnants of the Great Southern Bison Herd from extinction. (Frank Martinez / ...

Toyota San Antonio Chamber Present STEM Project

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:34:11 -0400

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas is supporting the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber's CORE4 STEM project to the tune of $100,000, it was announced this week. Patricia Salas Pineda, group vice president, National Philanthropy and Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America Inc. made the presentation to Hispanic Chamber CEO Ramiro Cavazos and the chamber's chairman of the board, Alexander ...

Leander SWAT situation ends peacefully

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:24:37 -0400

LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) - Police are evacuating certain areas of a Leander neighborhood on Tuesday evening due to a suicidal man. The Leander Police Department said they received a call around 4:20 p.m. stating there was a suicidal man in a home near Sonoma Court and Presidio Drive. Police say the man is in the home alone, but they are being cautious about approaching the home. Several homes nearby ...

SWAT situation in Leander neighborhood

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:24:37 -0400

Texas lawmakers pushing for review of UIL

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:19:41 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- One of the chief critics of the University Interscholastic League is pushing lawmakers to conduct a thorough review of the governing body for public Texas high school ...

Chemical-safety watchdog criticizes probe of Texas blast

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:14:21 -0400

(Reuters) - Officials with the U.S. Chemical Safety Board say they may never know what caused last month's deadly fertilizer-plant explosion in Texas because of interference by federal and Texas agencies, according to a letter sent Tuesday by the head of the regulatory board to U.S. Senator Barbara ...

Thunderstorm warning issued in East Texas

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:07:47 -0400

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning from 4:51 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. for Franklin County, Upshur County, Camp County, Morris County, Wood County, Cass County, Titus ...

Editorial Four Corpus Christi port commissioners should reconsider conflict of interest

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:02:23 -0400

Two and perhaps all three of the recusals weren't necessary. The commissioner with what appears to be the strongest potential conflict, Mike Scott, hasn't recused ...

Arlington considering reducing width of Abram Street to create more pedestrian-friendly downtown

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:33:06 -0400

Alcohol election: Arlington voters will weigh in this November on whether to allow the sale of wine permanently at the Rangers Ballpark. Because the Texas Rangers obtained ...

Bill to allow Blue Mound to take control of troubled system moves forward

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:33:06 -0400

liz@star-telegram.com A bill that would allow the city of Blue Mound to take over a troubled, privately-owned water system cleared a major hurdle Tuesday during the final days of the legislative ...

Schools stronger since Jarrell tornado

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:33:02 -0400

JARRELL, Texas (KXAN) - The people of Jarrell have some sense of what Moore, Okla., is going through. Next week marks the 16th anniversary of the tornado that stormed through this Williamson County town that left much of it leveled and took the lives of 27 people. Years earlier, the town was also hit by a twister. School was out for the day when the tornado hit on May 27, 1997. But the schools ...

Third Annual Global Discovery Workshop in Tartu Estonia

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:30:15 -0400

The third annual Global Discovery Workshop, organized by UNT, took place in Tartu, Estonia, for the first time this year and focused on energy efficient-buildings and ...

Solar Impulse airplane set for trip to Dallas if weather allows

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:29:26 -0400

Paul Johnson, of Tempe, Ariz., takes a photograph of the Solar Impulse airplane during a May 7 open house at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The Swiss-made Solar Impulse plane is due to set out Wednesday on the record-breaking second leg of its solar-powered trip across America, from Phoenix to Dallas-Fort Worth, as long as the weather is acceptable."Although the flight has been ...

Texas judge Lesbian couple cant cohabitate

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:29:02 -0400

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The marriage of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries, which began with a storybook wedding, ended Friday in a grim courtroom with a judge approving a divorce settlement after a protracted legal battle between the former ...

Do Mexicans Love Guns as Much as We Do

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:23:09 -0400

Dear Mexican: Like many Americans, I've heard about the "Fast and Furious" scandal in which our own ATF was shown to be corrupt and guilty of supplying guns that ended up in the hands of the drug cartels. I also recently saw a report about the violence in Mexico, and it stated that there is only one place in all of Mexico for a citizen to purchase a firearm. But just across the ...

Kind of a drag Priscilla Queen of the Desert at DSM

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:23:08 -0400

High camp: Mae West in a feather boa in She Done Him Wrong. Low camp: Jamie Farr in a dowdy dress on M*A*S*H. Camp adjacent: Every cock in a frock in the mock campy Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical, whose national tour is now at the Dallas Summer Musicals at Fair Park. The 2011 Broadway adaptation of the 1994 movie sure loses a lot of what was special about that fun little film. The ...

Hangover III Revenge of the Douches

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:23:07 -0400

The unlikeliest of all the Hangover trilogy's comic implausibilities might be its four pampered, rich-boy leads unironically calling themselves the "Wolf Pack" without anyone ever making fun of them. In the slobs-versus-snobs comedies of the 1970s and '80s, the snooty rich kids were always the antagonists, bullying the nerds and cheating at cross-camp field days. They were ...

What Maisie Knew Might Be a Great Film About Childhood

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:23:05 -0400

There are times during the affecting tumult of What Maisie Knew when you may think, "At last, a first-rate American movie about what being a kid actually feels like!" And then there are times when, despite the scrupulousness of co-directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel's adherence to the perspective of this particular child being ground through this particular custody battle, you ...

LARK Brings Lunch to the Park

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:23:03 -0400

Downtown Dallas was starved for natural beauty. Not that a five-acre deck park built atop a busy freeway is natural, really, but there are large swaths of grass that are sometimes green alongside the plastic turf dogs seem to love. The grass would be greener if a large part of the city's population didn't come trample it every weekend. Dallas needs three or four more Klyde Warren Parks, ...

In Dallas ISD a Fight Over Principals Race and a Slice of the Pie

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:23:01 -0400

This is a good time to reflect on the difficulty of finding truth in the battle over school reform in Dallas, because at this moment I don't seem to be able to get through the front door. I am standing on the parking lot at James Madison High School on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in South Dallas, trying to get into a community meeting organized by school board member Bernadette Nutall ...

Home By Hovercraft Takes Dallas Dramatic Pop Tradition Somewhere New

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:22:59 -0400

Home By Hovercraft aren't afraid of going for the big finish. Led by husband-and-wife combo Seth (lead vocals, tuba) and Shawn Magill (piano, vocals, xylophone), the band also comprises Abbey Magill (percussion), Max Hartman (drums) and Johnny Sequenzia (mandolin, banjolin, harmonica). They rightfully draw comparisons to The National and even Nick Cave for their impeccable ability to bring ...

Todays MLB starting lineups May 21

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:12:25 -0400

Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...

Astros to help raise funds for tornado victims

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:12:21 -0400

A rescuer searches through debris in Moore, Okla. (Alonzo Adams/AP) The Astros Foundation plans to raise funds during the team's current homestand in an effort to aid those affected by Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla. The twister left damage in Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City, where the franchise's Triple-A affiliate resides. The team will hold a "Jerseys Off Their ...

NM sees oil production jump 46 percent

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:11:14 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Oil production in New Mexico has increased by nearly 50 percent over the last three years, making it one of five western states that have helped boost national production over the last three ...

Texas House passes measure to prevent Medicaid expansion

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:06:08 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas House passed a measure on Tuesday that would prevent the state from expanding its Medicaid program as outlined by President Barack Obama's healthcare reform ...

Four Corpus Christi firefighters to help responders in Moore Okla. after tornado

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:54:39 -0400

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Academy Sports +Outdoors to open store in Portland renovate in Corpus Christi

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:54:24 -0400

Michael Zamora/Caller-Times Renovations are being done throughout the existing store, and a new location in Portland is scheduled to open in the spring. Additional store will add more than 100 jobs in the Coastal ...

Texas windstorm insurance bill dies on Senate floor

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:54:22 -0400

Sen. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, is blaming Steve Mostyn, the Houston attorney and Democratic mega-donor who in many ways has become the face of windstorm litigation since Hurricane Ike, as the primary reason Taylor's Senate Bill 1700 is ...

Walmart pledges $1M for Moore tornado recovery

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:24:36 -0400

MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Walmart says it is pledging $1 million for the recovery from the tornado that devastated Moore.The Bentonville, Ark.-based company said Tuesday that it will make donations of cash and materials equal to $1 million.Walmart is also sending truckloads of food, water and other basic items to serve as immediate aid.The world's largest retailer says no customers or ...

Texas Drops “Anti-American” CSCOPE Lessons Battle Continues

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:22:53 -0400

A highly controversial school curriculum used in much of Texas known as "CSCOPE," which came under relentless assault from activists and parents ...

Texas lawmakers Don’t sell sugary drinks in elementary and middle schools

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:20:59 -0400

That’s why the Texas Senate gave final approval — with little debate — to a measure that would prevent public elementary and middle schools from selling sugary drinks at school during school ...

Man pleads guilty in Picasso vandalism case

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:20:48 -0400

HOUSTON -; A man accused of vandalizing a 1929 Pablo Picasso painting in an act that was caught on cellphone video has pleaded guilty in exchange for a two-year prison ...

Dave Matthews Band concert at COTA postponed

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:48:47 -0400

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Due to severe weather concerns in the Central Texas region, Tuesday night's Dave Matthews Band performance has been postponed. The concert, which was slated to take place at the Circuit of the Americas amphitheater at 7 p.m., will now take place Wednesday at 7 p.m. All purchased tickets and pre-paid parking passes will be honored for the rescheduled concert. We regret any ...

Texas nixes curriculum criticized as anti-American

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:43:35 -0400

Texas education officials are doing away with a controversial curriculum plan conservatives criticize as anti-American. The state's regional Education Service Centers will no longer use CSCOPE, a curriculum guideline provided to many small Texas school districts too small to employ curriculum development professionals of their own, the Houston Chronicle reported Tuesday. The lesson plans ...

Celebrating 125 years of Corpus Christi missionaries

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:40:50 -0400

Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Members of First Baptist Church Mission Minders group release 40 balloons containing the names of missionaries serving throughout the world on Tuesday during a birthday party celebrating 125 years of the Southern Baptist Women’s Missionary ...

TxDOT road work projects in Nueces County 05.20.13

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:40:47 -0400

Starting Monday - Ayers Street, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. through Friday: Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction for lane reconstruction from Holly Road to Saratoga Blvd. Speed limit has been reduced from 45 mph to 35 mph. - Farm-to-Market Road 1883, through Tuesday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.: Traffic will be slowed for road leveling between Farm-to-Market Road 666 and County Road 95. - State Highway ...

Corpus Christi ISD staff ask trustees to consider six high schools at Monday meeting

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:40:34 -0400

As a parent of children in schools in the southside of town, I do not think it is fair to put a new Carroll H. S. in the middle of "King Country". We need to just keep the existing Carroll as a high school and add a new high school with a new ...

Texas approves bill to guide fund water projects

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:23:30 -0400

Legislation to tackle Texas' water woes was approved by the Texas Senate on Monday. House Bill 4, filed by State Rep. Allan Ritter, R-Nederland, would direct $2 billion into a water infrastructure fund that would offer loans for projects such as new water reservoirs, pipelines and conservation projects. The legislation will restructure the Texas Water Development Board to a three-member, ...

Lawmakers agree on $50 million for ETF

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:22:10 -0400

The governor's office and legislative leaders have agreed to supply the Texas Emerging Technology Fund with $50 million over two years to continue operations, State Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, told the Austin American-Statesman yesterday. Gov. Rick Perry originally requested $69.5 million for each of the next two years. Lawmakers still must decide whether to strip the states top three ...

Regents nominees clear Senate hurdle

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:18:15 -0400

AUSTIN (AP) The Senate Nominations Committee has approved Gov. Rick Perry's three appointments to the University of Texas System board of regents, sending them to the full Senate for consideration. The nominations are being closely watched as state lawmakers have clashed with regents over the performance of Austin campus president Bill Powers. Lawmakers have supported Powers, who is believed ...

Austin homes selling quick really quick

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:14:49 -0400

Austin homes are selling within six weeks on average, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Austin Board of Realtors. The volume of home sales $794.2 million in April increased for the 23rd consecutive month. April had the most home sales in Austin since 2004. Townhouse and condo sales also experienced a rapid uptick. Heres some other statistics for April from the report: 2,563 ...

SolarWinds to buy Canadian company for $120M

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:10:19 -0400

SolarWinds Inc. has agreed to buy a Canadian software maker for $120 million. Austin-based SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI) last week agreed to acquire N-able Technologies International Inc., which develops remote monitoring and management and service automation software for managed service providers, according to a Tuesday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing doesnt indicate ...

Indian guest workers sue company in Miss. Texas

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:09:35 -0400

GULFPORT, Miss. -; Dozens of Indian guest workers are suing an Alabama-based marine and fabrication company, claiming it financially exploited them and forced them to live in squalid conditions after bringing them to work at Gulf Coast shipyards after Hurricane ...

Clippers wont offer Del Negro new deal as coach

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:09:24 -0400

Del Negro had a 128-102 regular-season record in three years with the team. The Clippers made the playoffs the last two seasons, including last year when they advanced to the second round for only the second time since the franchise moved to Los Angeles in ...

Texas Sues Companies Connected to Macondo Oil Spill

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:08:36 -0400

The state of Texas filed a lawsuit Friday against BP plc, Transocean Ltd. and other parties involved in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, seeking damages related to the affects of the oil spill. Texas is the fifth Gulf of Mexico state to file claims seeking lost tax revenue, lost revenue from state parks, damages to natural resources and civil penalties for each day that oil was spilled and ...

Across America 2013 Solar Impulse Prepares For Flight From Phoenix To Dallas

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:08:28 -0400

Image Caption: Event week in Phoenix- Consulate of Switzerland Dinner - J. Brewer, Governor of the State of Arizona, and B. Piccard and A. Borschberg with the Clean Generation Flag. Credit: Solar Impulse |Merz| ...

Mom talks about missing cheerleader found dead

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:05:40 -0400

After a two-day search in rural Oregon failed to yield any trace of missing Utah mother Susan Powell, authorities said Thursday they may close the ...

Local agencies head to Oklahoma to help victims

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:01:11 -0400

GEORGETOWN (KXAN) - Tuesday morning volunteers stood in a circle, held hands and prayed before driving off to Oklahoma to help people displaced by Monday's deadly tornado. The Austin Disaster Relief Network sent its assessment team to Moore to see what the area needs. "Our hearts are going out to them we know exactly what they are probably going through right now it's a lot of chaos ...

Pica Pica Plaza creating new event space in South San Antonio

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:55:11 -0400

Pica Pica Plaza has launched a new Celebrations Event Center. Pica Pica Plaza, a 130,000-square-foot retail/entrepreneur incubator on San Antonios South Side is adding a new service the Celebrations Event Center. The newly completed event center will be open for any kind of event, be it formal or casual. Celebrations will also provide such services as catering, party planning and floral ...

Texas Fires Shot Against The War On Christmas — In May

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:54:06 -0400

measure labeled the ';Merry Christmas bill,'; which is currentlyawaiting Gov. Rick Perry’s (R-TX) signature,provides that public school staff may ';offer traditional greetings'; including ';Merry Christmas'; or ';Happy Hanukkah'; to their students, and it permits school districts to ';display on school property scenes or symbols associated with ...

Storm chasers following next line of storms in Texas

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:52:08 -0400

cold front that again is extremely slow-moving. so we're going to we keeping an eye on these storms throughout the rest of the afternoon. now is the time of day where these storms do continue to strengthen and fire up. the dark shade in yellow is an area where we do ...

Dierker named special assistant to Astros president

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:47:33 -0400

Larry Dierker's role will include serving as an advisor to president Reid Ryan and as a goodwill ambassador for the club. (AP) The Astros are appointing a familiar face to a new role, as the team has made Larry Dierker a special assistant to the team president. Dierker, who has been a part of the organization for nearly 50 years as a pitcher, broadcaster, manager and front-office executive, ...

Divorce clause keeps lesbians from living together

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:56 -0400

MCKINNEY, Texas (AP) -- A judge has ruled that a North Texas lesbian couple can't live together because of a morality clause in the divorce papers of one of the ...

Officials link E. coli outbreak to restaurant

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:55 -0400

Health officials in Brazos County said Tuesday ground meat prepared at Coco Loco in College Station over a three-day period in mid-April carried a virulent strain of the ...

Canseco To Play Again In Texas Starting This Week

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:42:20 -0400

Jose Canseco has been out of the game for a while, but he’s anxious to get back in (as anyone who’s been following his Twitter feed will know). As of Thursday, he’ll get his wish. The former Bash Brother will begin his stint with the Fort Worth Cats as a player and a coach. The first game, coincidentally, will be against Edinburg, which is managed by his brother Ozzie. "I ...

Fitch Releases Report on Texas AM University System TX

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:41:24 -0400

U.S. Money Funds Return to Eurozone Banks U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April, although asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch Ratings. As of end-April 2013, MMF allocations to eurozone banks represented 15.1% of assets under management within Fitch Ratings'sample of the 10 largest U.S. ...

Trapped Firefighter Dies 28-Year Veteran Killed in Texas

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:41:18 -0400

Firefighter Stanley Wilson was killed Monday during a six-alarm blaze at a Dallas condominium complex. Wilson was one of over 100 firefighters who responded to the 3 a.m. blaze at the Hearthwood North Condominiums.The complex was covered in flames as help arrived. Firefighters attempted an offensive attack before the fire began to rapidly increase, forcing them onto the defense. Wilson entered ...

D.C. gets OK for June unveiling of U.S. Capitol statue

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:56 -0400

The House has approved a measure that will allow Emancipation Hall to host the June unveiling of the first District-selected statue inside the U.S. Capitol. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty ...

Tornado Watch is in effect until 10 pm for most of East Texas

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:34:57 -0400

From Staff ReportsThe National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch until 10 p.m. for Smith and 20 other counties in the region.The counties are Angelina, Cass, Gregg, Morris, Red River, San Augustine, Titus, Bowie, Cherokee, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Shelby, Upshur, Camp, Franklin, Marion, Panola, Sabine and ...

Storms expected to hit East Texas this evening

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:34:57 -0400

fharper@tylerpaper.com The main line of storms is expected to hit East Texas between 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. today, Doc Deason, with KYTX CBS 19 meteorologist.Deason said the primary concerns with the main storm line is the possibility of damaging winds and hail, which could be between half an inch to golf ...

Army major found dead at Texas military base

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:25 -0400

Sam Houston in San Antonio, Army officials say. The officer was not immediately identified pending notification of family, and an Army statement did not give a possible cause of death, the San Antonio Express-News reported Tuesday. The base's firefighters discovered the officer about 7 a.m. Monday while responding to a call about a water leak, the statement said. He was found in his room ...

Texas couple charged with injury to adoptive son who died

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:23 -0400

A Texas couple have been charged with injury to a child, their 4-year-old adoptive son who died in March. David and Angela Cook of Cleburne were arrested Monday, ...

Tornado damage delays Big 12 championship TCU play

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:29:52 -0400

Texas Christian University, which plays in the Big 12 Conference, will be one of the university's participating in the conference's postponed championship tournament. The tournament was postponed due to the Oklahoma tornado damage. Because of the deadly tornado that struck Moore, Okla, on Monday, the Irving-based Big 12 Conference has delayed play in its Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships ...

Tractor trailer accident shuts down I-37 near Harbor Bridge

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:29:21 -0400

CORPUS CHRISTI -- Corpus Christi police are shutting down highway traffic and access road traffic where Interstate 37 and State Highway 181 meet near the Harbor Bridge for a tractor trailer rollover Tuesday. According to police on the scene, traffic on I-37 southbound will be diverted off the highway at the Port Avenue exit. Traffic on the Crosstown Expressway is not being allowed onto I-37 to ...

ATT U-verse TV named countrys leading video company

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:27:33 -0400

AT&T U-verse TV has been named the leading video service in the country by Frost & Sullivan. Frost & Sullivan has named AT&T U-verse TV the market research companys 2013 Video Company of the Year. Frost selected AT&T U-verse as the leading provider due to excellence in customer value, innovation and growth. The company also won the award in 2009. Growing market share in a ...

Dallas to build shopping strip to complement convention center

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:19:00 -0400

The Dallas Convention Center and the Omni Hotel are connected in downtown Dallas. Dallas city leaders are hoping a new 15,000 square-foot strip of retail and restaurants they are planning to build near the Dallas Convention Center will help the city attract more businesses. It's all part of a bigger plan that includes a 350-space parking garage, pedestrian streetscapes and streetcars. The ...

Mother of wrongfully convicted man honored by state Senate

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:57:56 -0400

AUSTIN — Ruby Cole Session of Fort Worth, the mother of wrongly convicted inmate Timothy Brian Cole, was honored on the floor of the Texas Senate on Tuesday for her achievements as an educator, criminal justice reformer and a “fierce champion of the wrongly ...

Microsoft announces Xbox One

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:54:42 -0400

Tim Cato / Contributing Writer Microsoft made its return to the gaming platform battlefield in a 12 p.m. press conference earlier today in Redmond, Washington, unveiling details about the new Xbox One console that is expected to be released later this ...

$900M for transportation wont cut it lawmaker says

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:55 -0400

Putting about $900 million into Texas roadways over the next two years is not enough for the long term, said State Rep. Joseph Pickett, D-El Paso. As the final days of the session draw near, lawmakers are still wrestling over legislation to deal with Texas' transportation infrastructure challenges. Funding a $2 billion water plan and providing $1.8 billion in tax cuts are two issues that have ...

Martha Stewart knows tech and its limits

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:01 -0400

Martha Stewart spoke to ABJ Editor Colin Pope for about an hour during Tuesday's Face 2 Face event. Martha Stewart is a bit of techie. However, she knows its limits. Best known for recipes and flower arrangements, the model turned media mogul said in Austin Tuesday that she likes cutting-edge devices but they can cause problems. Im adventurous and I like technology. Im an early adopter, she ...

Man convicted of killing sons scheduled to testify

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:33:48 -0400

DALLAS (AP) -- A North Texas man convicted of capital murder for drowning his two young sons is scheduled to take the stand in the penalty phase of his ...

Texas Emerging Technology Fund slated to get $50M

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:32:56 -0400

The Texas Emerging Technology Fund is expected to be allocated $50 million for the next biennium. The Texas Emerging Technology Fund is expected to be replenished with $50 million for the next two years, based on a new budget deal, the Austin American Statesman reports. Although this falls below Gov. Rick Perrys request of $69.5 million for the ETF for the next two years, the amount is still a ...

Victory Parks The House sees boost with leasing option

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:22:48 -0400

The House at Victory Park in Dallas has seen a boost in its occupancy rate since it began leasing homes. The House, a luxury high-rise condo development in Victory Park, has seen its occupancy rate rise to more than 70 percent occupied after offering its condo units for lease in the past year. The 28-story tower's condos have only previously been offered for sale. But last year, Premier ...

Texas senior 18 bags 800-pound record alligator

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:17:08 -0400

A Houston-area high school senior has bagged a 14-foot, 800 pound alligator - the heaviest ever certified in Texas - on his first alligator ...

Despite rain water restrictions coming to North Texas

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:10:02 -0400

The Tarrant Regional Water District will implement mandatory water restrictions June 3, limiting irrigation to twice a week for most Tarrant County cities. It feels strange to talk about water restrictions with thunderstorm clouds on the horizon but hey, this is Texas. Most cities in North Texas will have to observe mandatory water restrictions in June if they aren't already. The Tarrant ...

Park Gates at City Place in Dallas gets new owner

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:06:39 -0400

Park Gates at City Place was sold by The Connor Group to a new investor. In the second property sale this month, Ohio-based The Connor Group has sold Park Gates at City Place, a 228-unit apartment property in East Dallas. Terms of the deal, including the investor purchasing the property, were undisclosed, a company official told me Tuesday. The Connor Group owned the East Dallas property for six ...

San Antonio IT firms YL Operari combine operations

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:50:27 -0400

Y&L Consulting has finalized its buy-out of The Operari Group. Y&L Consulting has closed on the companys buy-out of the Operari Group. Now that the acquisition is completed, San Antonio-based Y&L plans on significantly expanding its information technology offerings. This is a good union for all concerned, Operari co-founder and managing partner Shaun Williams says. Operari has spent the last five ...

Muppets creators items head to NY museum

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:00 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) — The Muppets may have taken Manhattan, but they're getting a spiffy new home in Queens.Muppet creator Jim Henson's family is donating about 400 puppets, costumes, props and other items to the Museum of the Moving Image.Mayor Michael Bloomberg was on hand for the announcement Tuesday.The museum plans to build a new gallery to house the new contributions. The city is ...

Rare $10 bill marked for city of West to be sold

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:47:57 -0400

DALLAS (AP) — A rare $10 bill from 1929 marked with the name of the Texas town of West is set to be auctioned off to benefit the families of victims of the deadly fertilizer plant explosion there.Dallas-based Heritage Auctions will offer up the bill Tuesday. The April 17 explosion killed 14 people.Heritage says that, beginning in 1865, banks could place bonds and other securities on deposit ...

Texas House mulls new district for failing schools

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:47:57 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas House is considering a proposal that would create special districts operated by turnaround experts to improve struggling schools.The bill by Dallas Democratic Sen. Royce West cleared the Senate May 1.The House will likely vote on it on Tuesday — but has proposed enough changes to send its version to conference committee to be reconciled with what the ...

Former Texas Marine kidnapped in Mexico

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:41:16 -0400

Armando Torres, 27 A former Marine from Texas who served for seven years has been kidnapped by armed men in Mexico, his family said.Armando Torres, 27, crossed the Los Indios Bridge in Brownsville, Texas on Tuesday night to visit his dad and was supposed to return Wednesday morning.Torres' uncle, Eduardo Torres, says he's worried and claims he and two other family members from Mexico ...

Ban on soda in elementary middle schools advances

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:40:18 -0400

By MICHAEL BRICKAssociated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A proposed ban on sales of sugary sodas in public elementary and junior high schools is on its way to the governor. In a 24-6 vote on Tuesday, the Senate approved a bill intended to help the state's youngest students develop nutritious drinking habits. It would allow schools to sell only water, low-fat milk and pure juice. Democratic ...

Key part of budget deal near deadline

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:38:19 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A must-pass bill that is part of a Texas budget deal remains in limbo as time is running out before a midnight deadline in the House. The House on Tuesday must pass a measure that would ask voters this November to approve a constitutional amendment creating a new state water fund. If the bill doesn't pass, a budget compromise between the House and Senate is likely to ...

Texas mother worried about torture traffickers

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:19:25 -0400

During a phone interview Tuesday, Dunn said she imagined 13-year-old Hailey Dunn being tortured or that she'd fallen victim to human traffickers. But possibly the most painful part was thinking of Hailey wondering why her mother and father hadn't found ...

Many Texas women getting more invasive breast biopsy

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:04:37 -0400

Many women getting breast surgical biopsy instead less invasive biopsy. A pink ribbon to recognize breast cancer awareness hangs on the North Portico of the White House in Washington. UPI/Kevin ...

Port of Corpus Christi commissioner Mike Scott resigns

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:01:37 -0400

Pretty soon, there's going to be no commissioners to decide the fate of the bridge, seems like the whole bunch of dudes will have to recuse themselves from this money making scheme called: The Port of Corpus ...

Letter to the Editor Uninformed on renewable energy

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:01:31 -0400

I find it ironic that many of the posters decry petroleum as being so harmful to the environment but don't think birds are worth caring about. Aren't they part of the environment too? Obviously both sources if energy impact the the earth but so does man. BTW, how many of you drive ...

SP cuts rating on J.C. Penneys term loan

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:59:13 -0400

Standard & Poor's lowered its rating on J.C. Penney's term loan. Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Tuesday announced it is lowering the rating it gave Plano-based J.C. Penney's term loan further into junk status, to "B-" from "B." Bloomberg Businessweek cited an AP story that said the service cut the rating because Penney (NYSE: JCP) raised the size of term ...

Forge Energy hit with wrongful death suit over oilfield fatality

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:49:16 -0400

The family of a slain oilfield worker has filed a lawsuit against San Antonio-based Forge Energy LLC and Thornton Drilling Co. in Odessa. The family of an electrocuted oilfield worker has filed a wrongful death suit against rig owner San Antonio-based Forge Energy LLC, and its contractor, Thornton Drilling Co. in Odessa, claiming the companies gross negligence led to the fatality. Officials at ...

Texas authorities issue warrant for Richmond pastor

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:45 -0400

RICHMOND -- A warrant for the arrest of Geronimo Aguilar, senior pastor of the Richmond Outreach Center, has been issued but it is not clear whether it has been served or if Aguilar is in custody, according to sources familiar with the ...

Deadly tornado rips apart Oklahoma town severe weather in north Texas

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:23:33 -0400

Severe weather building three miles outside of Muenster, Texas Monday evening. Storms plagued north central Texas for hours after a deadly tornado killed 24 people in Moore, Okla. Photo by James ...

Safety tips for severe weather

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:23:33 -0400

After the devastating tornadoes in Texas last week and Oklahoma last night, residents in this area need to be prepared for sudden, severe weather. These brief descriptions explain a few meteorology terms and scroll down for a list of things to have with you. For an FAQ list, ...

On the ground with the storm chasers

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:22:31 -0400

AUSTIN (KXAN) - The environment over northern portions of south-central Texas will become very conducive for a severe weather outbreak this afternoon and evening, and I will be in the field Tuesday afternoon tracking the thunderstorms along with experienced local storm chaser Randy Denzer. Meteorologists look at many variables to determine the potential for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. ...

Gun training for some teachers approved

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:20:32 -0400

AUSTIN (AP) -- The Texas House late Monday approved a plan to train some teachers who are already licensed to carry firearms for gunfights that could erupt in their ...

El Paso Nonprofits Aid Boston Bangladesh Victims

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:17:26 -0400

Limbs International, an El Paso not-for-profit organization which helps leg amputees in Third World countries, plans to provide prosthetics to victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and victims of a garment factory collapse in Bangladesh, it announced Monday. The organization is ready to provide its Limbs Relief Knee, a durable, plastic, low-cost, artificial knee used as part of a ...

Billions for campus construction close to passage

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:15:43 -0400

In its tentative approval of campus construction bonds, the Texas House upped the total from about $2.4 billion to almost $2.7 billion. Billions of dollars in bonds for campus construction have received tentative approval by the Texas House, the Texas Tribune reports. The version of Senate Bill 16 by State Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, considered by the House on Monday allocated bonds to ...

Officials Fear Texas Tornado Death Toll May Rise

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:12 -0400

Multiple tornadoes, flash floods and huge hail hit North Texas hard on Wednesday. At least six people dead and more are missing, and officials fear the death toll could rise. Storm chasers 40 miles west of Fort Worth braved the weather to capture dramatic video of a tornado touchdown. In all, 10 tornadoes slammed into North Texas as part of a massive system that spawned severe thunderstorms. ...

Wells Fargo Chase slow foreclosure sales while Bank of America continues

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:06:09 -0400

Three large banks have nearly halted foreclosure sales while making sure they are meeting revised standards on how troubled homeowners are to be treated. Wells Fargo & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc. have nearly halted foreclosure sales after federal regulators revised orders on the how troubled borrowers were to be treated before losing their homes. But Bank of America Corp. is ...

Chases Dimon survives vote to split chairman CEO jobs

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:06:08 -0400

Jamie Dimon will remain as CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jamie Dimon will keep his titles of chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. after shareholders voted down a proposal to split the company's top two jobs. The New York Times reported that New York City-based Chase (NYSE: JPM), the nation's largest banking company, also saw its entire board of 11 directors re-elected. ...

Connor Group sells another Dallas apartment complex

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:03:54 -0400

Connor Group has sold its 228-unit Park Gates at City Place in Dallas. The Connor Group has sold a property in Dallas, its second this month. The Centerville-based real estate investment firm sold Park Gates at City Place to an undisclosed buyer. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Connor Group had owned the 228-unit community for six years. With this sale, the company now owns and operates ...

Man arrested after $1.6M in cocaine discovered

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:27 -0400

AMARILLO, Texas (AP) -- Authorities say an Ohio man has been arrested in West Texas after a state trooper found about 50 pounds of cocaine valued at more than $1.6 million hidden in a false compartment of a ...

Next Mac will be made in Texas Tim Cook says

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:55:29 -0400

May 21, 2013: Apple CEO Tim Cook arrives on Capitol Hill, in Washington, to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent subcommittee on Investigations hearing to examine the methods employed by multinational corporations to shift profits offshore and how such activities are affected by the Internal Revenue ...

Sprinkles readies Dallas cupcake ATM looks at Fort Worth location

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:52:54 -0400

Sprinkles Cupcakes is looking to expand to Forth Worth, according to a company spokeswoman. The site would be the company's second North Texas location. Sprinkles Cupcakes has turned its attention to Fort Worth, after spending the past year planning new additions to Dallas, a company spokeswoman said. Joanne Yurich said Sprinkles is looking for sites in Fort Worth for its second North Texas ...